During its first meeting of the year Thursday, City Council approved legislation to hold hearings on the city’s sweetened ...

Traffic deaths remain high despite millions in spending. A hearing addressed ways to reduce the number of fatalities.

WHYY thanks our sponsors — become a WHYY sponsor In 2019, Philadelphia City Council passed an ordinance that prohibits ... Nicolas O’Rourke, Jamie Gauthier, Rue Landau, Curtis Jones Jr., Isaiah Thomas ...

Those who testified called for more financial help for low-income residents, rental and repair assistance, and changes to ...

City Council introduced legislative packages Thursday that would reduce red tape for new builds and lower upfront costs for renters. Councilmember Rue Landau's (D-At-Large) Move-In Affordability ...

Councilmember Rue Landau introduced two bills Thursday to City Council to address the city’s housing crisis that will cut move-in fees such as security deposits and application fees. The Move-In ...

but we just happen to be heading into the city budget process, so it’s a good time to look at L&I’s capacity,” she told The Philadelphia Inquirer. Gauthier has proposed axing fees affordable ...

Philadelphia City Councilmember Rue Landau admires a painting by former University of the Arts student Nijah Monique Blanton, displayed on the fifth floor of City Hall. (Emma Lee/WHYY) From Philly and ...

As immigration enforcement ramps up, so do efforts to defend immigrants, including the only immigrant on Philadelphia City Council ... City Councilperson Rue Landau (D - At-Large) Mexican ...

PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- Help to ease housing costs could be on the way. Councilmember Rue Landau has introduced ... to find affordable housing in the city. "If the city wants to encourage more ...